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Searstone Breaks Ground on Expansion of Health Care Facility

Despite chilly weather conditions, a lively group of around 70 attendees came out to witness the official groundbreaking for the expansion of Brittany Place, the health care facility located at the SearStone continuing care retirement community in Cary. The expansion will add 15 beds – nine skilled nursing beds and six assisted living beds – to bring the eventual total to 39 beds.

Stan Brading, board chairman for Samaritan Housing Foundation, owners of SearStone, welcomed the attendees and recognized VIPs in attendance, including Cary Town Council Members Ken George and Don Frantz, other board members, Cary Chamber of Commerce ambassadors, representatives of SearStone’s Residents Association, and David Ammons and Kyle Dilday from SearStone-RLA, the company managing SearStone.

“Early in 2016, we recognized the need for more healthcare beds to serve our residents,” said Brading. “We knew we wanted to build on our existing land, and we closed on our bond financing in December of 2016.”

After filing for the appropriate permits from the Town of Cary, SearStone selected Steele Group Architects as the architect for the project, and Poythress Commercial Contractors as the builder.

James Souter, Brittany Place administrator, and Jarrod Lowery, southeast regional director for the North Carolina Department of Insurance, also made brief remarks at the event before Brady invited select groups to step forward and ceremonially “turn the dirt” to officially commemorate the groundbreaking. Residents also took turns with the shovels and took photographs of the proceedings before heading into the community’s Winston Clubhouse to enjoy warm beverages.

 

SearStone welcomed its first residents in 2012, and initial plans are underway for the second phase of the community.

For more information about SearStone, visit www.searstone.com​. Visit SearStone’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SearStoneRetirementCommunity.

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About SearStone

SearStone is a continuing care retirement community located at the southeast corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in Cary. The community is not-for-profit and offers several different home styles for independent residents 62 years and older. SearStone gives residents exclusive access to long-term-care services such as assisted living and nursing care. SearStone has been mentioned in numerous national publications such as The New York Times, and is currently accepting wait-list deposits. For more information, visit www.searstone.com or call 919-234-0339.